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The long season

The classic inside account of a baseball year by a major league pitcher. It begins, appropriately, with the winter doldrums and sweating out a new contract, then follows the author and his family to spring training in Florida and through the full season's schedule to October. One of the best baseball books ever written. It is probably one of the best American diaries as well. --New York Times Book Review

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LibraryThing Review

The first book that takes the reader into the locker room. First book to be irreverent and down-to-earth. Groundbreaking book. Can even read it now and enjoy it..Read full review

Long Season

User Review - mightymac - Overstock.com

Book was given to my teenage grandson who said the he enjoyed it. I had read it about 20 years ago. It is the story of professional major league baseball players during the time off the fieldRead full review